Table 2. Comparison of childhood body composition indices between preterm and term infants.
| Body Composition | Measured by | Age at evaluation | Preterm (n) | Term (n) | Difference (95%CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willemsen 2008 [47] | % body fat SDSage | DEXA | mean6.8y | -1.2 (0.8) (n = 51) | -0.6 (0.9) (n = 93) | p = 0.011 | |
| 273 (166–451) (n = 53) | 609 (338–936) (n = 93) | p = 0.043 | |||||
| trunk fat(g) | p = 0.795 | ||||||
| trunk fat/total fat | |||||||
| 0.33 (0.05) (n = 53) | 0.34 (0.05) (n = 93) | ||||||
| Huke 2013 [44] | TAAT (cm3) | MRI | 5–7 y | 72.1±33.8 (n = 68) | 87±55.8 (n = 86) | -14.93 (-29.31,-0.53) | p = 0.04 |
| IAAT (cm3) | 19.9±7.7 (n = 68) | 21.7±9.0 (n = 86) | -1.87 (-4.53,0.78) | p = 0.17 | |||
| %IAAT (%) | 30±9 (n = 68) | 28±9 (n = 86) | 1.8 (-1.18,4.78) | p = 0.23 | |||
| Hui 2015 [48] | waist-hip ratio z-score | z-score | 14 y | 0.16 (95% CI [0.03, 0.29]) (preterm vs. term) | |||
| waist-height ratio z-score | 0.27 (95% CI [0.14, 0.40]) (preterm vs term) | ||||||
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SDS, standard deviation score; y, year; TAAT, total abdominal adipose tissue; IAAT, intra-abdominal adipose tissue; % IAAT, IAAT/TAAT; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.